May 21, 2018
Will the Karnataka problem establish clear principles?
Will the crisis in Karnataka give rise to our own ‘Lascelles principles’?
May 07, 2018
Populist manifestos in Karnataka polls
There is consensus on the need to create jobs—Congress promises one crore jobs and the BJP promises to skill and employ an equal number.
April 23, 2018
One nation, one poll and many poles
The urge to end the annual poll parade is political in terms of synchronization and economic in terms of the cost of holding elections and opportunity costs.
April 09, 2018
The Missing ‘For’ in the ‘Anti’ Fronts
The quest to defeat the BJP needs a plan that has more than just ‘let’s defeat the BJP’ on the agenda.
March 26, 2018
Congress heads back to the centre on economics
The Congress economic policy resolution this year signalling a change in its stance from far-left economics to sensible, centrist economics is a welcome gesture.
March 18, 2018
2019 Prophecies and March of Events
The voting in upcoming elections will be influenced by the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya case and the monsoon.
March 04, 2018
Congress stranded in no man’s land
The BJP has reiterated its claim of a party with a pan-Indian presence in power, from Dwarka to Dimapur.
February 21, 2018
Do your math. You will see that Modi increasingly looks like a one-term Prime Minister
The BJP has not shown any signs of improving its tally in its weak large states such as West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
January 27, 2018
The ‘Mathematics’ Behind Early Elections
If the state elections are any harbinger for the next general elections, then the BJP is certainly on a declining trend.
December 21, 2017
Patels, Farmers, Businessmen: Who Voted How In The Gujarat Elections?
On Monday the Bharatiya Janata Party won the Gujarat state assembly elections for the sixth time in a row. It is useful to look deeper into the voter numbers to determine where BJP and Congress gained and lost.